Chamara and Chinthaka frustrate NCC bowlers

Bloomfield skipper Chamara Silva and Chinthaka Jayasinghe frustrated the NCC bowlers who were sent on a leather hunt on day one in their Premier Tier ‘ A’ cricket encounter played at Reid Avenue.

The pair slammed unbeaten tons and put on an unbroken stand of 227 runs for the fifth wicket helping Bloomfield amass a mammoth 413 for 4. Chamara and Chinthaka remained unbeaten on 126 and 125 with the former facing 140 balls clobbering 13 boundaries and four sixes while the latter’s knock came in 125 balls which included ten boundaries and five sixes. The match will be continued today.

Bloomfield 413 for 4 (Dilshan Munaweera 70, Prasanna Jayawardena 39, Primosh Perera 27, Nadeera Nawela 18, Chamara Silva 126 n.o., Chinthaka Jayasinghe 125 n.o.) vs NCC

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Two partnerships, first of 136 for the first wicket between Udara Jayasundara and Ian Daniel who made a top knock of 140 with 14 boundaries and a six, and another of 147 runs for the third wicket between Daniel and Indika de Saram, enabled Ragama CC post a formidable score of 345 for 5 against Chilaw Marians on day one in the match played at the Colts ground.

Ragama CC 345 for 4 (Ian Daniel 140, Indika de Saram 88, Udara Jayasundara 56, Sameera de Soysa 19 n.o.: Janaka Gunratne 2 for 26) vs Chilaw Marians

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An unbeaten ton by Thilan Samaraweera and half tons by Geeth Alwis and Dasun Shanuka saw SSC taking first lease of the wicket end the first days play making 314 for 5 against Moors in the match played at Braybrooke Place.

SSC 314 for 5 (Geeth Alwis 57, Tharanga Paranavithana 36, Kaushal Silva 25, Thilan Samaraweera 105 n.o., Dasun Shanaka 59 n.o.: Jeffrey Vandersay 2 for 72) vs

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Colts thanks to half tons by Roshen Silva and Akshu Fernando ended the opening days play on 297 for 9 against Tamil Union in the match played at P. Sara Stadium.

Colts 297 for 9 (Roshen Silva 84, Akshu Fernando 50, Anuk Silva 40, Mapa Bandara 36, Harsha Vithana 19, Chathuranga Kumara 22 n.o.: Kithruwan Withanage 2 for 24, Isuru Udana 2 for 42, Chathura Randunu 2 for 83) vs Tamil Union

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Lankan CC dominated the proceedings on day one against Badureliya CC in the match played at De Zoysa Stadium in Moratuwa. Lankan CC were 83 for 2 after restricting their opponents to a score of 184.

Badureliya CC 184 (Hans Fernando 41, T.N. Sampath 30, Thilina Masmulla 18, Amila Wettasinghe 27 n.o.: Gayan Sirisoma 6 for 54, Sujeewa de Silva 2 for 46)

Lankan CC 83 for 2 (Damitha Hunukumbura 51 n.o., Chanaka Wijesinghe 19 n.o.)